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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9046430" data-attributes="member: 18182">If a creator puts a product on the Guild rather than on DriveThru when the OGL will work just fine for them . . . that's on them. There's no &quot;unfairness&quot; about it. If a creator wants that pixie dust and is willing to pay for it (or well, take a reduced cut), that's on them.Is it &quot;pixie dust&quot; though? I do seem to remember creators feeling that they can get a higher visibility and sales on the DMsGuild marketplace . . . but that's highly subjective and product dependent. I don't think it's just &quot;pixie dust&quot;, however. But, without hard data to make a fair comparison . . . .Dragonix actually seems like he's just about to make a great test case for this! His new book is very similar in content and style to his Monster Manual Expanded series on the Guild that remain top sellers there. But . . . even then, they aren't one-to-one comparable. His existing MME series required WotC licensing because he was very purposefully updating classic monsters from the game's history. And that is exactly what a lot of his fans wanted!His new book seems to be mostly new monsters, not conversions and updates. He doesn't need WotC's licensing for this one, he has a built-up fanbase that will hopefully follow him over to DriveThru . . . similar but not the same. Will fans who purchased 3 books of mostly conversions want a new book with new monsters? Will they find him over on the other marketplace? Would his new book have been possible without his first finding success on the DMsGuild?I wish Dragonix all the luck with the new book, it looks super cool!But as to which marketplace is &quot;better&quot; or more &quot;fair&quot; . . . that depends on the creator and the product. I'm sure some folks are using the &quot;wrong&quot; store for their wants and needs regarding their products, but &quot;tons&quot;?!?! Eh, I don't buy it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9046430, member: 18182"] If a creator puts a product on the Guild rather than on DriveThru when the OGL will work just fine for them . . . that's on them. There's no "unfairness" about it. If a creator wants that pixie dust and is willing to pay for it (or well, take a reduced cut), that's on them. Is it "pixie dust" though? I do seem to remember creators feeling that they can get a higher visibility and sales on the DMsGuild marketplace . . . but that's highly subjective and product dependent. I don't think it's just "pixie dust", however. But, without hard data to make a fair comparison . . . . Dragonix actually seems like he's just about to make a great test case for this! His new book is very similar in content and style to his Monster Manual Expanded series on the Guild that remain top sellers there. But . . . even then, they aren't one-to-one comparable. His existing MME series required WotC licensing because he was very purposefully updating classic monsters from the game's history. And that is exactly what a lot of his fans wanted! His new book seems to be mostly new monsters, not conversions and updates. He doesn't need WotC's licensing for this one, he has a built-up fanbase that will hopefully follow him over to DriveThru . . . similar but not the same. Will fans who purchased 3 books of mostly conversions want a new book with new monsters? Will they find him over on the other marketplace? Would his new book have been possible without his first finding success on the DMsGuild? I wish Dragonix all the luck with the new book, it looks super cool! But as to which marketplace is "better" or more "fair" . . . that depends on the creator and the product. I'm sure some folks are using the "wrong" store for their wants and needs regarding their products, but "tons"?!?! Eh, I don't buy it. [/QUOTE]

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